Comments on: Name this drink!

By: Roald Severtson

Roald Severtson — Mon, 06 Dec 2010 17:32:50 +0000

A “Black & White Manhattan” because it has elements of a Black Manhattan – the amaro – and a Bianco Manhattan. (Boozehound, p 42-43 for convenient reference for readers). -Roald

By: gr

gr — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:31:38 +0000

Philip, nice! I still think there’s something out there that’s closer to a Manhattan that deserves the Oxbridge moniker (and then can have variations).

The Dogpatch of the original’s name refers (see the link in my comment above) to the hillbilly town in Appalachia in the (US) Depression-era comic strip Li’l Abner by Al Capp. The only other place name that comes up in that strip is Lower Slobbovia (a thinly veiled reference to Siberia). So I’m still leaning towards Upper Slobbovia(n), myself.

By: Philip Duff

Philip Duff — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 20:09:57 +0000

… perhaps the Imperfect Upbringing, being as how it is a (severely) twisted Perfect Manhattan, and the colleges of Oxbridge were once thought to be safe havens upon which to entrust the upbringing of your sire…

By: gr

gr — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:58:38 +0000

No, wait: Upper Slobbovian. Done.

By: gr

gr — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:53:47 +0000

Oxbridge does not appear to be taken, and it's a great name for a cocktail, but I'm not sure it fits this one, I'll consider the Public School, and I think Revue would not say to most people what you mean it to say ;^>. I neglected to mention that the original drink, at Rye, is called the Dogpatch (I think they mean this), so partly I've been trying to figure out how to be referential (but ideally not reverential) to that. To whit: Puppy Patch (missing what I think is their reference)? Lower Slobbovia? Upper Slobbovia (I rather like that...)?

By: SusieJ

SusieJ — Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:26:18 +0000

Perhaps an Oxbridge? Or is that taken? The Public School (being a lighter version of British university life)? In that same vein, a Revue (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Oxford_Revue).

I’m always astounded when I have (or could have, I’d need to buy rye) all the ingredients for one of your cocktails.